How old is the battery? These engines don't require much CCA to start so a bad battery may appear to start fine but cause the ECU to go wonky. You could try purchasing a decent battery charger. They don't go amiss, and the multi stage chargers help extend the life of the battery. They eventually pay...

When was the last time the AC was serviced? It can do that when it is getting low on gas. The regassing includes the lubricant, which is why you should run the AC occasionally even in winter. Be careful with the regas though, there are lots of different gases and many of them can damage the units. J...

Interesting it cuts out when you remove the load, I can only guess at possible reasons. If you press the accelerator slightly when you press the clutch does it still cut out? When you remove the load like that fuel suddenly greatly reduces, and the throttle body butterfly valve mostly closes. If the...

I wonder if they checked the fault code before or after changing the fluid. It's a bit rich of them to charge $1100 for something they say needs replacing asap for $15,000. They should be able to provide an itemised bill and you can see what cost that money, whether it was excessive fluid value or l...

You can only get a year or 10k/15k service intervals with fully synthetic oil. A cheap mineral oil won't do. Sure, fully synthetic costs more (Penrite HPR 5 is a good balance of quality and price), but since the service interval is greater and is much better for the engine it's actually cheaper.

$20 still isn't bad. I'm not sure how good those really cheap ones are, whether they're actually activated carbon, just normal carbon, or coloured paper. Also the filter micron may be greater (filters less fibre particles). At least getting a branded one like the one I mentioned or Sakura you'd hope...

I preferred to buy mine posted from an Australia, and by an Australian company (obviously made in China or elsewhere). Postage times from overseas can be hit and miss.

What cabin filters do people prefer? Last two filters I've used are the activated carbon one from Micro Filters Australia (CF182C). The one I recently bought was advertised as Wesfil, but got the equivalent Micro Filters One. For $15 delivered can't complain. On a side note, not sure how good Aerofl...

The boot button is designed to be pressed twice to avoid accidental opening. You just press it quickly twice, no hassle :D. As for the other buttons, if your key has the light check the brightness. You may see it isn't fully bright the first time pressed. Electrical contact spray (get a decent quali...

Why do you need the TOG filter, I guess you have the stock one currently? Keep in mind the 2013? onwards 4B11 engines have a different air filter box and you need a different filter. These dams engines also don't require the power steering flush as it's now electric. It lists timing belt under the 1...

The time issue depends on whether it's a design flaw, or whether it is a wear and tear issue. After such time pretty much all things s can be related to the latter. If there's an incident and it's found to be a design flaw, then they may be required to resolve it to prevent future incidences. This a...

The CVT in the Pathfinder is quite heavy duty considering. Car has 202 kW and 340 nm torque, abs a towing capacity of 2700 kg. Not overly impressive typically, but shows what a heavier duty one can do. Despite the x-tronic branding it's still Jatco.

The Nissan CVTs are particularly bad. I know someone who had the new Pulsar (now gone) and within 2 years the CVT shit its self, luckily covered by the warranty, still they were without their new car for almost 2 months! The Lancer and other Mitsubishi CVT's are the same as used in Nissan. Mitsubis...

The CVT needs to be matched to the right engine and vehicle. A low powered engine means the CVT needs to be in a lower ratio for the same effect. I suspect a 140 kW engine with say, 250 NM of torque would be ideal for the vehicle weight. There are heavier duty versions of the CVT like used in the ne...

If the sidewalls are soft it would absorb more noise than the same tyre with stiffer walls, at least you'd presume. However, there would also possibly be more lateral movement. I'd guess it's the tyres. Keep in mind the 215/60 R16 will fit and the extra 5 percent width may help. Also they are cheape...